Lessons On Faith Chapter 1 Part 1

Lessons on Faith CHAPTER 1 - "LIVING BY FAITH"
Lessons on
A.T. Jones & E.J. Waggoner
Faith
Chapter 1— "LIVING BY FAITH"

Part 1
"The just shall live by faith." Rom. 1:17

This statement is the summing up of what the apostle

has to say about the gospel. The gospel is the power of
God unto salvation, but only "to everyone that
believeth." In it the righteousness of God is revealed.
The righteousness of God is the perfect law of God,
which is but the transcript of his own righteous will.
All unrighteousness is sin or the transgression of the

law. The gospel is God's remedy for sin; its work,
therefore, must be to bring men into harmony with the
law – to cause the workings of the righteous law to be
manifested in their lives.
But this is wholly a work of faith – the righteousness of

God is revealed from "faith to faith" – faith in the
beginning and faith to the end – as it is written, "The just
shall live by faith."
This is true in all ages since the fall of man and 5 will be
true until the saints of God have His name in their
foreheads and see Him as He is. It was from the prophet
Habbakuk (2:4) that the apostle quoted the statement.
If the prophets had not revealed it, the first Christians

could not have known of it, for they had only the Old
Testament. To say that in the most ancient times men
had but an imperfect idea of faith in Christ is to say that
there were no just men in those times.
But Paul goes right back to the very beginning and cites
an instance of saving faith. He says, "By faith Abel
offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
by which he obtained witness that he was righteous."
Heb. 11:4.
He says of Noah also that it was by faith that he built the

ark to the saving of his house, "by the which he
condemned the world and became heir of the
righteousness which is by faith." Heb. 11:7.
There are too many who try to live the Christian life on
the strength of the faith which they exercised when they
realized their need of pardon for sins of their past life.
They know that God alone can pardon sins and that He
does this through Christ, but they imagine that having
once been started they must run the race in their own
strength.
We know that many have this idea, first, because we

have heard some say so, and second, because there are
such multitudes of professed Christians who show the
working of no greater power than their own.
If they ever have anything to say in social meeting,

besides the ever-recurring formula, "I want to be a
Christian, so that I may be saved," they tell only of a
past experience, the joy they had when they first
believed.
Of the joy of living for God and of walking with Him by

faith, they know nothing, and he who tells of it speaks of
a strange language to them. But the apostle carries this
matter of faith clear through to the glorious kingdom in
the following most forcible illustration
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see

death; and was not found, because God had translated
him; for before his translation he had this 7 testimony
that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to
please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that
he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently
seek him. Heb. 11:5, 6.
Note the argument to prove that Enoch was translated by

faith: Enoch was translated because he walked with
God, and had the testimony that he pleased God; but
without faith it is impossible to please God.
That is enough to prove the point. Without faith not an

act can be performed that will meet the approval of God.
Without faith the best deeds that a man can do will come
infinitely short of the perfect righteousness of God,
which is the only standard.
Wherever real faith is found it is a good thing, but the

best of faith in God to take away the load of the sins of
the past will profit a person nothing unless it is carried
right through in ever-increasing measure until the close
of his probation.
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Lessons on Faith CHAPTER 1 - "LIVING BY FAITH"

Chapter 1— "LIVING BY FAITH"

"The just shall live by faith." Rom. 1:17

This statement is the summing up of what the apostle

All unrighteousness is sin or the transgression of the

But this is wholly a work of faith – the righteousness of

If the prophets had not revealed it, the first Christians

He says of Noah also that it was by faith that he built the

We know that many have this idea, first, because we

If they ever have anything to say in social meeting,

Of the joy of living for God and of walking with Him by

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see

Note the argument to prove that Enoch was translated by

That is enough to prove the point. Without faith not an

Wherever real faith is found it is a good thing, but the

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